Soft Snake Sword

Main weapon · One-Handed · Epic

“A flexible blade that moves with serpentine grace. It can deflect enemy attacks and grant its wielder the fluid agility of a serpent.”

Damage, level 1 to 60: 288 → 1,987
Guard Break, level 1 to 60: 118 → 812
Traits: 4, at levels 5 to 25
Level 1 to 60 costs: 2,206,035
Soul Tempering: 5,0001 Dancer's Ribbon
Taken from: Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword

Levels and upgrade costs

Every 5th level; the cost is the step that reaches it.

Level	Damage	Guard Break	Cost of the step	Unlocks
1	Damage288	Guard Break118
2	Damage317	Guard Break129	1,17031
3	Damage346	Guard Break141	1,75562
4	Damage374	Guard Break153	2,34062
5	Damage403	Guard Break165	2,92593	Inner Stillness
6	Damage432	Guard Break176	3,51093
7	Damage461	Guard Break188	4,09593
8	Damage490	Guard Break200	4,680124
9	Damage518	Guard Break212	5,265124
10	Damage547	Guard Break223	5,850124	Redirected Force Lv. 1
11	Damage576	Guard Break235	6,43531
12	Damage605	Guard Break247	7,02031
13	Damage634	Guard Break259	7,60562
14	Damage662	Guard Break271	8,19062
15	Damage691	Guard Break282	8,77593	Sword Blossom Shield
16	Damage720	Guard Break294	9,36093
17	Damage749	Guard Break306	9,94593
18	Damage778	Guard Break318	10,530124
19	Damage806	Guard Break329	11,115124
20	Damage835	Guard Break341	11,700124
21	Damage864	Guard Break353	12,87031
22	Damage893	Guard Break365	14,04031
23	Damage922	Guard Break376	15,21062
24	Damage950	Guard Break388	16,38062
25	Damage979	Guard Break400	17,55093	Serpentine Precision
26	Damage1,008	Guard Break412	18,72093
27	Damage1,037	Guard Break423	19,89093
28	Damage1,066	Guard Break435	22,230124
29	Damage1,094	Guard Break447	24,570124
30	Damage1,123	Guard Break459	26,910124
31	Damage1,152	Guard Break470	29,250155
32	Damage1,181	Guard Break482	31,590155
33	Damage1,210	Guard Break494	33,930186
34	Damage1,238	Guard Break506	36,270186
35	Damage1,267	Guard Break518	38,610186
36	Damage1,296	Guard Break529	40,950217
37	Damage1,325	Guard Break541	43,290217
38	Damage1,354	Guard Break553	45,630248
39	Damage1,382	Guard Break565	47,970248
40	Damage1,411	Guard Break576	50,310248
41	Damage1,440	Guard Break588	52,650279
42	Damage1,469	Guard Break600	54,990279
43	Damage1,498	Guard Break612	57,3303010
44	Damage1,526	Guard Break623	59,6703010
45	Damage1,555	Guard Break635	62,0103010
46	Damage1,584	Guard Break647	64,3503311
47	Damage1,613	Guard Break659	66,6903311
48	Damage1,642	Guard Break670	69,0303612
49	Damage1,670	Guard Break682	71,3703612
50	Damage1,699	Guard Break694	73,7103612
51	Damage1,728	Guard Break706	76,0503913
52	Damage1,757	Guard Break717	78,3903913
53	Damage1,786	Guard Break729	80,7304214
54	Damage1,814	Guard Break741	83,0704214
55	Damage1,843	Guard Break753	85,4104214
56	Damage1,872	Guard Break765	87,7504515
57	Damage1,901	Guard Break776	90,0904515
58	Damage1,930	Guard Break788	92,4304816
59	Damage1,958	Guard Break800	94,7704816
60	Damage1,987	Guard Break812	97,1104816

Traits

Level 5: Inner StillnessHolding to maintain Guard Stance consumes no Sha-Chi.
Level 10: Redirected Force Lv. 1Slightly increases the Sha-Chi Depletion of counterattacks performed with+or
Level 15: Sword Blossom ShieldHold+to perform a sword blossom that blocks light attacks and builds Momentum while continuously consuming Sha-Chi. Once Momentum is full, a dazzling sword counterattack is automatically unleashed.
Level 25: Serpentine PrecisionAttacks still deal 25% damage even when fully blocked by enemies.

Moves

Standard Combo

Sha-Chi Combo

Heavy Attack
Can be unleashed after any swing during a Standard Combo. With enough Sha-Chi, it becomes an enhanced attack with increased damage and Guard Break.

Serpentine Reversal

Press+ Heavy Attack just before an enemy attack lands to perform a blade flourish that deflects the attack and redirects its force back at the enemy.

Serpentine Flow

Guard Stance does not consume Sha-Chi. While in Guard Stance, dodges are replaced with graceful sidesteps. Performing a Perfect Dodge enables consecutive dodges.

Wild Serpent Dance

Power Surge Consumes 1 Sha-Chi Essence to perform a flowing sword dance. When performed with precise timing just before an enemy attack lands, the sword dance becomes more powerful. This attack is unblockable.

Soul Tempering

5,000

1 Dancer's Ribbon

Final Gambit

Hold Heavy Attack to consume all Sha-Chi and unleash a fluid series of rapid sword strikes. The more Sha-Chi consumed, the more powerful the attack.

How to get Soft Snake Sword

Soft Snake Sword is the reward for defeating Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword in Mandate Encampment, in chapter 5, Hero or Heretic. On the map, Soft Snake Sword is marked in Mandate Encampment, near the The Confinement bell.